Ecotourism Specialist - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Nepal • Asia - 12 months

About The Project

Want to apply your marketing and business skills to promote ecotourism in Nepal? Trekking, mountaineering, and homestays have been instrumental in creating ecotourism job opportunities in more remote regions of Nepal. However, rural tourism faces a number of challenges, including inadequate language skills and the inability to link entrepreneurship development with ecotourism development. Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) therefore requests the support of native English speakers and savvy marketers to train local small business owners and tourism workers in the Gandaki Province.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with local tourism stakeholders to strengthen English language skills, which is critical for attracting international tourists.
• Provide business and marketing guidance to strengthen small enterprises or launch sustainable livelihood initiatives.
• Boost Nepali household financial security and enhance the experience of tourists.
• Assess current English language skills of stakeholders, including homestay operators, small business owners, hotel entrepreneurs, and trekking guides and porters.
• Develop a conversational English class schedule based on proficiency levels and needs.
• Prepare and teach both group and one-on-one English lessons.
• Aid homestay business owners and hotel operators in developing basic business literacy and marketing skills.
• Survey tourists to identify areas for enhancement and present findings to local government and business organizations.
• Collaborate with local officials and organizations to identify tourism enhancements.
• Aid homestay communities in creating a well-functioning business promotion plan of action that includes social media outreach campaigns.
• Aid tourism-based communities in preparing sustainable livelihood initiatives, including but not limited to community-based solid waste management, tree plantation, plastic management, and the marketing of traditional arts and handicrafts.
• Work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as developing museum exhibits or supporting a local public school.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or hospitality and tourism.
• Three years of experience in tourism marketing and/or hospitality planning and project implementation.

Key dates

• APPLY BY : October 15, 2026
• KNOW BY : December 1, 2026
• DEPART ON : May 15, 2027
• DURATION : 12 months